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<div style="position:absolute;top:1297;left:455">1 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:200;left:295">The Net Tender</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:289;left:295">Newsletter of St. Andrew &amp; St. John Episcopal Church </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:335;left:666">October 2007 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:382;left:301"><b>RECTOR’S REFLECTIONS </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:413;left:409">I had not been giving a great deal of thought to the matter of </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:434;left:409">the election of our next Bishop until last Thursday, when I sat </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:455;left:409">with sixty or eighty other priests and deacons, led by a bishop </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:475;left:409">from away, and prayed, listened, talked about who we might </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:496;left:409">be needing to lead the Diocese of Maine into the next decade. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:517;left:409">Until the other day, this election process was a series of hast-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:537;left:301">ily read notices and emails from Loring House. And it’s not that I think the</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:558;left:301">election of a Bishop to be unimportant; it is more that I felt as if it really was </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:579;left:301">not anything I could do much about. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:610;left:301">My first thought, when I got to the meeting, and saw the crowd standing el-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:630;left:301">bow to elbow, making their way forward to get their hands on a cup of decaf </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:651;left:301">and a piece of coffee cake was, why don’t we just draw lots? It was good </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:672;left:301">enough for the Apostles. It worked out well enough for Bartholomew. Why </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:693;left:301">wouldn’t it work for us? We just make every priest and deacon in Maine a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:713;left:301">candidate. Let the Holy Spirit guide us. Put our faith into action on some-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:734;left:301">thing that really matters. None of this filtering it through brains! Whoever </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:755;left:301">gets the short straw is the next Bishop of Maine! </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:787;left:58">Of course, I was wrong, and clearly irresponsible in my thinking. At the end of the day, my attitude had </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:808;left:58">changed (as it usually does).  By the end of the conversations, but the end of the Eucharist, I was fully aware </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:829;left:58">that I have a vote, and along with that vote comes a responsibility to do the best I can: to cast my ballot for the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:850;left:58">candidate who I believe is the best match for our Diocese. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:881;left:58">And just what special combination of prophet, preacher, pastor and (yes) politician, what special array of gifts </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:901;left:58">will be the best match for our diocese? The safest answer for me is, I don’t know.  I’m just the new kid. I’m</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:922;left:58">still trying to find out where  we keep the paper clips. But that wouldn’t be quite right. I found the paper clips </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:943;left:58">a few weeks ago.  They’re way in the back of a drawer in my desk. And I’m not the new kid any more.  I’ve </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:963;left:58">been here a year. So before I vote, I need to consider, not only the special needs of our diocese, but also the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:984;left:58">characteristics unique to Maine. Who do we need to be our next bishop?</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1015;left:100">Not necessarily the best preacher,  although we need good preachers! </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1036;left:100">Not necessarily the best administrator,  although we need skillful managers in our diocese. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1057;left:100">Not necessarily the person with the best pastoral skills, although we will be electing the chief shepherd </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1077;left:99">for this diverse flock </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1119;left:58">I do not plan to vote for the person who tries to convince me that he or she has the perfect vision for this dio-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1139;left:58">cese. I intend to vote for the person who understands that articulating a vision for this place will take time, and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1160;left:58">that it must be a collaborative effort on the part of the bishop, the clergy, and the laity.  I will vote for the per-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1181;left:58">son who convinces me that he or she is comfortable enough with him/herself to listen thoughtfully and prayer-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1201;left:58">fully to all the people of this diocese: not only those wearing collars, and not only those whose names appear </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1222;left:58">on the program at the convention, but <i>all of us. </i>I will vote for the candidate who I believe can bring out the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1243;left:58">best in those of us who call the Episcopal Church in Maine our home. </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1853;left:463"><b>ORGAN RECITAL  </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1884;left:463"><b>CANCELLED</b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1915;left:463">Douglas Bruce (organist from</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1936;left:463">Switzerland) has had to cancel his </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1957;left:463">recital at  St. John on October 8, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1977;left:463">2007, due to a physical problem</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1998;left:463">with his left hand, making it impos-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2019;left:463">sible to play the organ. Last February he started plan-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2040;left:463">ning for another USA organ recital tour and has corre-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2060;left:463">sponded with Ted Bromage numerous times over the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2081;left:463">past seven months. He has sent his deep regrets to all </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2102;left:463">the churches and cathedrals where he was scheduled to </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2122;left:463">play.  He&#39;s being such a good sport about this and is </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2143;left:463">doing everything possible to treat his (hopefully) tem-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2164;left:463">porary disability. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2184;left:463"><i>Ted Bromage </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1422;left:58"><i><b>Rector’s Reflections Continued... </b></i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1453;left:58">At our 9:00 seminar on Sunday, October 21, we will </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1474;left:58">present  a video featuring  interviews with the three </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1494;left:58">candidates for Bishop Coadjutor  of  the Diocese of  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1515;left:58">Maine.  Please plan to gather in the undercroft for</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1536;left:58">coffee, the video program, and conversation about the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1556;left:58">search for our next bishop. The interviews are avail-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1577;left:58">able online at <font color="#3748a4" face="Times"><a href="http://216.147.73.15/interviews.html" target="_blank">http://216.147.73.15/interviews<WBR>.html</a> </font>)    </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1618;left:58"><b>A few words about the 8:00 Service </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1649;left:58">In response to a number of requests for a quiet wor-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1670;left:58">ship service, and in consultation with the Music and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1690;left:58">Worship Committees, I have asked that the 8:00 AM </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1711;left:58">Sunday Eucharist be conducted as a spoken service.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1732;left:58">I’d like to try this plan out until Advent.  Please be </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1753;left:58">patient as we work out the change. During the next </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1773;left:58">few weeks, I welcome your thoughts regarding this </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1794;left:58">change. The 10:00 AM service will include all the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1815;left:58">music we have enjoyed in the past and possibly more! </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1855;left:58"><b>A few more words about the 8:00 Service </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1887;left:58">The word <i>Liturgy </i>translates as  “the work of the peo-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1907;left:58">ple.”  To me, that means <i>all  </i>of the people.  We need </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1928;left:58">your help to ensure that the service runs smoothly.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1949;left:58">As we have done for the 10:00 service, we will be </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1969;left:58">developing a Rota or schedule of responsibilities for </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1990;left:58">the early service, to include ushers, lectors, interces-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2011;left:58">sors (leaders of the Prayers of the People), chalice </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2032;left:58">bearers, and acolytes. A signup sheet will be posted at </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2052;left:58">the rear of the Nave, and I will develop a schedule </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2073;left:58">from it.   </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2114;left:58"><b>Office Hours </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2145;left:180">Unless called away on a pastoral </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2166;left:180">emergency, I plan to be in the church </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2186;left:180">office on Mondays and Thursdays </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2207;left:180">from 8:30 to 11:00 AM.   </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2238;left:180">If you would like to see me at other </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2259;left:58">times, please call 244-4037. <b>It’s OK to call me at </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2280;left:58"><b>home!   </b>If I’m out, leave a message and I’ll call back </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2300;left:58"><a href="mailto:frtardiff@verizon.net" target="_blank">as soon as I can.  You may also email me at </a></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2321;left:58"><a href="mailto:frtardiff@verizon.net" target="_blank">rtardiff@verizon.net </a><font color="#100f0d" face="Times"><a href="mailto:frtardiff@verizon.net" target="_blank">This is especially effective</a> </font></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2342;left:58">when I’m away overnight.  I generally check my </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2362;left:58">email each evening.   </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2393;left:58">Many Blessings, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2413;left:58"><i>Fr. Richard </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1421;left:463"><b>DIOCESE OF MAINE   </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1449;left:463"><b>SAFE CHURCH TRAINING </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1476;left:463">These sessions, scheduled around the Diocese, are  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1497;left:463">important for any person involved in Christian educa-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1518;left:463">tion or pastoral ministry.   <i>(More info on the Diocesan </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1539;left:463"><i>website <a href="http://www.diomaine.org" target="_blank">www.diomaine.org</a>)</i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1559;left:579"><b>Saturday, October 13     </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1580;left:523">St. Mary &amp; St. Jude, Northeast Harbor </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1601;left:463">10:00-12:00 Noon </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1601;left:625">“Keeping God’s Children Safe” </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1621;left:463">12:00-12:30 p.m.</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1621;left:625">Lunch Break </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1642;left:463">12:30-2:30 p.m.</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1642;left:625">Adult Misconduct Prevention </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1673;left:463">Note: Please bring a bag lunch with you to this train-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1694;left:463">ing. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1725;left:463">Registration at least five days before the session is  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1746;left:463">appreciated. Please contact Martha Hughes, Episcopal </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1766;left:463">Diocese of Maine, 143 State Street, Portland ME  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1787;left:463">04101,  <a href="mailto:Mhughes@episcopalmaine.org" target="_blank"></a><font color="#3748a4" face="Times"><a href="mailto:Mhughes@episcopalmaine.org" target="_blank">Mhughes@episcopalmaine.org </a></font>, or call at </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1808;left:463">1-800-244-6062. </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2231;left:463"><b>SPANISH CLASS OFFERED </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2259;left:463">Church of Our Father is offering a Spanish Class from</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2280;left:463">4:30 to 5:45 pm on Thursdays.  Besides basic gram-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2301;left:463">mar, vocabulary, and conversation, the class will help </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2321;left:463">equip participants for the mission field.  Free-will  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2342;left:463">donations will be accepted with much appreciation and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2363;left:463">will go to our missions program.  For more informa-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2383;left:463">tion, contact Wendy at 460-7446 or Sara Elena at 433-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2404;left:463">7659.   </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3673;left:455">3 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3542;left:690"><b>HAVE YOU </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3570;left:664"><b>REMEMBERED  </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3597;left:689"><b>ST. JOHN’S  </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3625;left:660"><b>IN YOUR WILL? </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2959;left:651"><b>PLEDGE UPDATE </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2986;left:693"><b>AS 8/31/07 </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3024;left:684">Pledged for 2007 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3045;left:715">$110,800 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3065;left:654">Pledges received to date </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3086;left:720">$77,642</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3107;left:649">Is your pledge up to date? </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3148;left:693"><b>INCOME &amp; </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3176;left:659"><b>EXPENDITURES </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3204;left:704"><b>UPDATE </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3231;left:673"><b>AS OF 8/31/07 </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3269;left:683">Budgeted income </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3290;left:720">$79,963 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3310;left:687">Income received </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3331;left:720">$93,760 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3352;left:660">Budgeted expenditures </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3372;left:720">$97,986 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3393;left:674">Actual expenditures </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3414;left:720">$99,949 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3434;left:657">Budgeted surplus/deficit </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3455;left:717">-$18,023 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3476;left:670">Actual surplus/deficit </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3496;left:722">-$6,189 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2609;left:58"><b>THANKS FROM IAN BOCKUS </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2641;left:58">Dear Parish Family of St. Andrew’s and St. John’s: </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2661;left:58">Over the past several weeks I have had the opportunity to reflect on the super celebration you gave me for the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2682;left:58">50</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2682;left:90">Anniversary of my ordination to the Priesthood on the 19</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2682;left:516">of August.  Here it is almost mid September </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2703;left:58">and I am still riding high from that event.  It surpassed anything I could have imagined. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2744;left:58">I vividly remember meeting with Fr. Richard, Joan Bromage and Cass Wright early in May.  We discussed the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2765;left:58">celebration and I was asked about the number of people I thought would attend.  If I recall I probably said <i>“no </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2786;left:58"><i>more than 40 or 45.”  </i>What a surprise when St. John’s started to fill up, chairs appeared in the aisle and a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2806;left:58">group even remained on the porch.  I continue to be very touched by the response. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2848;left:58">In the midst of all that, I discovered the parish family can and did rise to the occasion.  We all know the story </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2868;left:58">of the loaves and fishes, the miracle of feeding many – that Sunday evening you folks did the same.  My num-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2889;left:58">ber prediction was all wrong but you managed to feed the multitude.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2927;left:58">It is with sincere appreciation I thank you for making the occasion such a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2948;left:58">joyous event.  When the winter snows arrive I will be warmed by thinking </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2969;left:58">and celebrating in my mind that super evening in Southwest Harbor. Thank </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2989;left:58">you very, very much. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3010;left:58">With sincere affection, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3030;left:58"><i>Ian </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3095;left:58"><b>GROUP FUEL PURCHASE – POTENTIAL </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3123;left:58"><b>FOR PARISHIONERS TO BENEFIT </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3159;left:58">Once again our Island Episcopal churches along with St. Dunstan’s,  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3180;left:58">St. Andrew (Lutheran) Ellsworth, now joined by St. Francis by the Sea, Blue </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3201;left:58">Hill combined for a group purchase of 30,000 gallons of #2 heating oil at a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3222;left:58">price a bit lower than last year.   </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3263;left:58">Our vendor will again be <b>No Frills Oil Co</b>, who is now providing propane in </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3284;left:58">addition to heating oil.  They continue to offer an 8-cent a gallon discount to </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3304;left:58">members of the above churches, whether for a ”cash” daily buy or prepaid </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3325;left:58">purchase for a season. Just call <b>No Frills (422-9550) </b>and tell them where you </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3346;left:58">worship, get current pricing, and you will get the discount – I think you&#39;ll </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3366;left:58">find them competitive (or better) on propane as well.   </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3408;left:270">If there is anything Sharon Stephenson  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3429;left:270">(St. Saviours) and I have learned in negotiating </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3449;left:270">for oil, there seems to be little logic to it! </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3470;left:270">When we negotiated pricing in early August the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3491;left:270">&quot;cash&quot; price was $2.499/gallon, now (9/10/07) </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3511;left:270">the price is $2.459. As we look at the season </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3532;left:270">ahead prices may go up or down, much of it </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3553;left:270">depending on refinery capacity and weather. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3573;left:270">More hurricanes, prices go up- few or none, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3594;left:270">they tend to come down. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3614;left:265"><i>Ted Bromage</i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4861;left:455">4 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4081;left:504"><b>COME TO THE  </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4112;left:504"><b>PRE-CONVENTION </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4142;left:504"><b>HEARING</b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4174;left:504">The pre-convention area hearing will be held at </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4194;left:504">Saint Dunstan&#39;s, Ellsworth,  Sunday, October </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4215;left:504">14th at 4:00 PM.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4253;left:504">The purpose of the hearing is to elect one area </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4273;left:504">representative to serve on Diocesan Council </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4294;left:504">through Convention 2009; review resolutions to </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4315;left:504">come before convention; review the diocesan </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4336;left:504">budget for 2008. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4374;left:504">All clergy and communicants in good standing </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4394;left:504">within Area No. 2, who are in attendance at the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4415;left:504">area hearing, are entitled to vote in the election </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4436;left:504">of an area representative.</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4474;left:504">Coffee, etc. will be available, but not food, so </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4494;left:504">bring a sandwich, etc. if you like. Area restau-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4515;left:504">rants would also appreciate your patronage.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4553;left:504">Details on nominating and electing area repre-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4574;left:504">sentatives have been sent to all parochial clergy </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4594;left:504">via the yellow envelope. Also, check the DioLog </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4615;left:504">for information about area representation.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4653;left:504">If you have any questions, contact Melinda De-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4674;left:504">Wolfe, email: <a href="mailto:mdewolfe@episcopalmaine.org" target="_blank">mdewolfe@episcopalmaine.org</a>, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4694;left:504">or 207-772-1953, ext. 32  at the diocesan office, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4715;left:504">or contact me. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4750;left:504">See you in Ellsworth,  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4770;left:504"><i>Ken Cochrane, </i>Hearing Facilitator </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4795;left:504">Phone: 244-4025 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4815;left:504">Email: <a href="mailto:kennon@prexar.com" target="_blank">kennon@prexar.com</a></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4081;left:58"><b>VESTRY NOMINATING  </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4112;left:58"><b>COMMITTEE FORMED </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4143;left:58">Our church’s Bylaws read as follows: </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4164;left:58">“The Nominating Committee is an ad hoc committee of the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4184;left:58">Vestry, consisting of the warden whose term does not ex-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4205;left:58">pire, one vestry member whose term does not expire and  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4226;left:58">is chosen by the vestry, and a member of the congregation </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4246;left:58">appointed by the Rector.” </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4288;left:58">The committee has been formed – Joan Bromage, Chip </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4308;left:58">Leighton, and Bob Stanwood.  Our job will be to develop a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4329;left:58">slate of candidates for election at the Annual Meeting on </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4350;left:58">January 27, 2008, to these offices and terms: </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4371;left:58">Junior Warden, two-year term -- Paul Haertel will not be </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4391;left:58">seeking reelection, regretfully, due to other board commit-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4412;left:58">ments, and because he thinks it important to involve more </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4433;left:58">parishioners in leadership. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4453;left:58">Vestry – three members – three year term The terms of </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4474;left:58">Tina Baker and Ken Cochrane are ending; they are not eli-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4495;left:58">gible for re-election. Bob Zinn resigned some months ago. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4515;left:58">Clerk of the Vestry – one-year term</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4536;left:58">Treasurer – one-year term </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4557;left:58">Assistant Treasurer – one-year term</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4577;left:58">Delegates to Diocesan Convention – three – one-year term</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4598;left:58">Alternate Delegates – two – one-year term</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4640;left:58">In the next few weeks, we encourage each of you to think </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4660;left:58">prayerfully of fellow parishioners whom you would like to </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4681;left:58">have us consider as parish leaders.  (At this point, the by-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4702;left:58">laws state that the agreement of the individual should not</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4722;left:58">be sought.)  Please email, call or talk with either Joan, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4743;left:58">Chip, or Bob.  We look forward to hearing from you!  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4764;left:58">Please keep us in your prayers.  At the December 13  Ves-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4784;left:58">try meeting, the proposed nominees will be presented to the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4805;left:58">Vestry. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4825;left:58"><i>Joan Bromage</i>, Senior Warden </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3797;left:58"><b>IT’S BACK!!  COME HOME FOR SUPPER </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3838;left:58">The first festive Friday evening gathering will take place on Friday, October 12 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3858;left:58">and there’s been a great response.  If you will miss this one, you don’t have long </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3879;left:58">to wait as the next evening will be Friday, November 9 – you can sign up on </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3900;left:58">Sundays, October 21 or 28 – or email or call Frank &amp; Mimi Barnes, Ted &amp; Joan </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3921;left:58">Bromage or Karen Craig.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3953;left:58">Remember the details? The committee divides up the sign up list into groups </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3974;left:58">going to different houses.  The hostess (can you be one in November?) plans a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3994;left:58">simple main dish and asks her guests to bring appetizer, salad, dessert, etc.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4015;left:58">There’s lots of good conversation, laughter, and fellowship.  Why not invite a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4036;left:58">fellow parishioner or a friend from outside the parish to join you?? </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6049;left:455">5 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4999;left:529"><b>Come Worship with Us</b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5037;left:593"><b>St. John the Divine </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5072;left:617"><b>Sunday, October 7 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5094;left:620">Feast of St. Francis </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5116;left:585">10:00 a.m.—Holy Eucharist  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5139;left:601">Blessing of the Animals </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5161;left:628">Ice Cream Social </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5184;left:613"><b>Sunday, October 14 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5206;left:585">9:00 a.m. — Holy Eucharist </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5229;left:547">MDI Marathon—Ringing of the Bells </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5251;left:613"><b>Sunday, October 21</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5273;left:549">8:00 and 10:00 a.m.—Holy Eucharist </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5296;left:565">9:00 a.m.—Between the Services </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5318;left:588"><i>Learn about the candidates  </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5341;left:617"><i>for Bishop of Maine </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5363;left:613"><b>Sunday, October 28</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5385;left:549">8:00 and 10:00 a.m.—Holy Eucharist </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5408;left:565">9:00 a.m.—Between the Services </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5430;left:570"><i>Report on Diocesan Convention </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5453;left:651"><b>Thursdays</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5475;left:585">9:30 a.m. — Holy Eucharist </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5498;left:599"><b>Thursday, November 1</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5520;left:550">6:00 p.m.—All Saints Day Evensong </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5542;left:635">Potluck Supper </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5565;left:554">Celebration of the First Anniversary </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5587;left:552">of Fr. Richard’s Institution as Rector  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5610;left:643"><b>Wednesdays</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5632;left:559">6:00 a.m. — Contemplative Prayer </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5714;left:58"><b>TAIZE—ST. ANDREW’S </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5746;left:58">As the summer drew to a close and the services at St. Andrew&#39;s were nearly over for this year, we quietly cele-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5766;left:58">brated the annual Taize service at St. Andrew&#39;s. The ecumenical service, held in several churches during the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5787;left:58">year, always takes on the character of the host church and its congregation. The one at St. Andrew&#39;s is special </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5808;left:58">for several reasons.  The church is quaint, it is rustic, and it is built with simple lines.  In early September the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5828;left:58">light is dramatic at five o&#39;clock.  We are aware that the church&#39;s season is nearly over and we are grateful that </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5849;left:58">the church has been able to stay open for worship. This year we were especially thankful for the musicians—</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5870;left:58">Richard Tardiff, Vesta Kowalski and Charles Kowalski and for the strong and fervent singers. There was a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5891;left:58">very special moment when Charles Kowalski read the gospel in Japanese following his mother&#39;s reading of the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5911;left:58">same passage from Luke in English. In a busy world, we were able to reflect in the presence of candles and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5932;left:58">icons, and… silence. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5952;left:58"><i>Cass Wright </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4985;left:58"><b>FROM THE SENIOR WARDEN</b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5026;left:58">October at St. John’s will bring our parish together in wor-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5046;left:58">ship, study, and fun, intermingled with fellowship with each </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5067;left:58">other.  As  you will read elsewhere, there’s lots going on, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5088;left:58">and we hope you’ll invite friends to join you at St. John’s.   </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5117;left:58">Rita Redfield, Ken Cochrane, Margot Haertel and Ted and I </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5138;left:58">went up to Husson College last Saturday to hear the three </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5159;left:58">candidates for Bishop.  Each had similarities and differ-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5180;left:58">ences; all were impressive candidates.  Please read about </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5200;left:58">them and listen to interviews online, and share your </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5221;left:58">thoughts with our Convention delegates (Margot Haertel, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5242;left:58">Rita Redfield and Joe Wright.) We will pray for all the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5262;left:58">clergy and delegates most especially this year as they vote </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5283;left:58">to elect our new Bishop at Diocesan Convention. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5313;left:58">Every month there are wonderful parishioners to thank-- </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5342;left:58"><b>Michele Nadder </b>has resigned as clerk – we will miss her </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5363;left:58">verve and talent.  We are grateful for her ability to grace-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5384;left:58">fully express our Vestry minutes. <b>Ann Cox Halkett </b>has    </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5405;left:58">accepted appointment as Clerk until the Annual Meeting in </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5425;left:58">January. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5455;left:58"><b>Patsy Fogarty </b>will be Chair of the Outreach Committee, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5476;left:58">helping to keep track of our many efforts, large and small. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5505;left:58"><b>Karen Craig </b>is continuing her “summer job” coordinating </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5526;left:58">refreshments into the fall (please say “yes” when she asks!) </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5556;left:58"><b>Margot Haertel, Susannah Jones </b>and helpers faithfully </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5577;left:58">keep our sanctuary bright and beautiful. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5606;left:58">And thank you to <b>Fr. Richard, </b>and to all for the way we </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5627;left:58">support each other in our ministries. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5657;left:58"><i>Joan Bromage</i>, Senior Warden </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6185;left:113">Birthdays </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6238;left:160"><b>October 4 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6258;left:159">Tyler Steel </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6279;left:160"><b>October 7 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6300;left:141">Wanda Fernald </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6320;left:160"><b>October 9 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6341;left:144">Ethan Burchell </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6362;left:134">Finlay Whittlesey </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6383;left:155"><b>October 12 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6403;left:144">Bob Stanwood </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6424;left:147">Neela Zinsser </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6445;left:155"><b>October 14 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6465;left:159">Anne Judd </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6486;left:166">Lee Judd </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6507;left:155"><b>October 23 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6527;left:136">John Harrison III </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6548;left:155"><b>October 25 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6569;left:165">Tim Buell </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6589;left:149">Anne Hewlett </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6610;left:137">Jackson Hewlett </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6643;left:124">Wedding</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6682;left:76">Anniversaries </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6730;left:160"><b>October 1</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6750;left:85">Alice Downs and Dean Henry </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6771;left:160"><b>October 2</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6792;left:87">Allan and Marianna Heyward </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6812;left:155"><b>October 14</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6833;left:94">Betty and Finlay Whittlesey </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6854;left:155"><b>October 26</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6874;left:113">Jean and Carl Storace </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6173;left:382"><b>EXPANDING THE CIRCLE </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6204;left:382"><b>OF THANKFUL PEOPLE </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6235;left:500">The mission of the <b>United Thank Offering </b>is </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6256;left:500">just that, to expand the circle of thankful people. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6277;left:500">UTO encourages a <i>daily </i>practice of thanksgiving, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6297;left:500">through prayer and offerings. What a perfect </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6318;left:500">match for St. Andrew and St. John! I have been </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6339;left:500">asked to be the Parish coordinator for UTO, and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6360;left:500">I’d like to begin with a challenge as we prepare </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6380;left:500">for our fall in-gathering on October 21.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6401;left:500">Our Parish has a history of powerful prayer. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6422;left:382">When we get to the Prayers of the People in our Sunday worship, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6442;left:382">would you please come prepared to say “Thank You”, as well as </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6463;left:382">“Please”? We are abundantly blessed, in matters small and large. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6484;left:382">Don’t be shy about mentioning the small, daily blessings. You </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6504;left:382">know what they are. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6525;left:382">And thank you! </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6545;left:382"><i>Ellen Gilmore </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6943;left:58"><b>CHRISTIAN EDUCATION </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6974;left:118">The Education Committee met on September 20. We are going to continue to have Sunday School in </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6995;left:122">the Undercroft during the 10:00 service, with children participating in Eucharist upstairs at 10:45. The </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7016;left:122"><i>Between the Services </i>program for October has already been outlined in the Worship box on page 5.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7057;left:220">We have not yet formulated our programs for November, when Fr. Tardiff is away, or </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7078;left:220">Epiphany. We welcome your suggestions for topics and your participation. Please call </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7098;left:223">Michele at the church office (244-3229) or Floy (244-4195). </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7121;left:226">F<i>loy Ervin</i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6592;left:382"><b>EVENT SIGN </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6623;left:382">For several years we’ve used the portable “event  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6644;left:382">sign” for various church activities, or community  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6665;left:382">activities using church facilities.  Recently I got the comment/</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6685;left:382">question “how come the sign wasn’t out for …. event?”   </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6706;left:382">Simple answer, it wasn’t on our “radar”.   If you’d like to have </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6727;left:382">something posted on the sign, please contact either Ted Bromage </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6747;left:382">(244-3227 / <font color="#3748a4" face="Times"><a href="mailto:ted@bromage.us" target="_blank">ted@bromage.us</a></font>) or Scott Hatcher (669-2800 / </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6768;left:382"><a href="mailto:hatch40@earthlink.net" target="_blank">hatch40@earthlink.net</a><font color="#100f0d" face="Times">) a week (or more) before the event and </font></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6789;left:382">we’ll do our best to get your message out.  This is also a good </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6809;left:382">place to remind all our parishioners to look and see what’s new.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6830;left:382">Frequently it is a change in service times, which will help you to </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6851;left:382">be there when the bell tolls the beginning of the service. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6871;left:382"><i>Ted Bromage </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8425;left:455">7 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7672;left:58">During the last Sunday service in August we sang </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7693;left:58">the hymn “Rock of Ages” and I was guiltily   </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7714;left:58">reminded of a promise to write a comment about  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7735;left:58">St. John’s Rock, the rock on which a circular design </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7755;left:58">is carved that is sited on the northwest corner of the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7776;left:58">church’s property. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7817;left:58">During Ann Kidder’s tenure as priest, she had a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7838;left:58">labyrinth chalked on the grass beside the church </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7859;left:58">building during each year’s Southwest Harbor Festi-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7879;left:58">val days. Folks were encouraged to walk in the cir-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7900;left:58">cular pathway into its chalked center and out again, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7921;left:58">focusing their thoughts and attention on that journey. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7942;left:58">Though mythology and Mr. Webster may have it </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7962;left:58">both ways, a labyrinth is not a maze, not a place in </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7983;left:58">which to get lost and have to find your way out. It is </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8004;left:58">a pathway on which, ideally, you make your way on </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8024;left:58">an inward and then an outward journey; a centering </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8045;left:58">experience. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7396;left:463">I once traced one with my finger. It was carved on an </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7416;left:463">ancient stone pilaster before the entrance to the cathe-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7437;left:463">dral in Lucca, Italy. Ah, thought I, one in stone would </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7458;left:463">last a few seasons longer than chalk. So with warden </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7478;left:463">and vestry approval, Ann and I went scouting for </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7499;left:463">rocks, big rocks. We even checked out Doug Gott’s </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7520;left:463">pile and the dump. Then we found one right behind </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7541;left:463">Tim Lewis’ granite and brick business just outside </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7561;left:463">Somesville. It was on his property, in back, where his </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7582;left:463">staff park their cars. Tim knew it was there, half-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7603;left:463">hidden under an overgrowing spruce. And he gave it </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7623;left:463">to us! Then he hauled it to his yard and had his stone </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7644;left:463">cutter etch out the design, just as we had drawn it.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7665;left:463">Allen Parsons, after one terrifying moment, gently set </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7685;left:463">it on the spot where you see it today. We had a Bless-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7706;left:463">ing said for it by Bishop Knudsen. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7741;left:463">William Fletcher can attest to its appeal to kids as a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7761;left:463">climbing rock! I hope it is also visited by those who </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7782;left:463">want to take a reflective moment to trace with their </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7803;left:463">finger the pathway to a slightly more depressed center, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7823;left:463">leaving their anxieties and troubles there. Perhaps we </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7844;left:463">can think of that cupping center as the cup of the hand </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7865;left:463">of God. For God is always waiting and able to hold us </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7886;left:463">– and our troubles – in the cup of God’s hand. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7920;left:463">Please go visit the labyrinth. There is a newly graveled </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7941;left:463">path to it from the far end of the parking lot. Cass</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7961;left:463">Wright is working to see that the surrounding gardens </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7982;left:463">are kept tidy.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8002;left:463"><i>Peggy Engel </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8040;left:463"><i>Editor’s note: Thank you, Peggy, for your creativity and </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8059;left:463"><i>generosity.  We hope to put a small sign near the labyrinth </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8078;left:463"><i>describing it and welcoming people to experience it. </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7361;left:58"><b>ABOUT THE LABYRINTH ROCK </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8111;left:58"><b>THANKS FOR THE FLOWERS… </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8142;left:58">The flowers appear on the earth and the time of singing has come---</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8145;left:547"><i>Song of Solomon 2:12</i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8163;left:58">Those who have given and arranged flowers from their gardens in the last few weeks are: </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8183;left:58">Ellen Gilmore, Judy Obbard, Elise Felton, Margaret Fletcher at St. John&#39;s, and Jean Storace at St. Andrew&#39;s.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8204;left:58">Those who planted the raised bed at the church and who keep it watered are the&quot; salt of the earth”.  Thank you </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8225;left:58">for all the flowers we get from there.     </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8245;left:58"><i>Susannah Jones </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8270;left:58"><i>editors note:--and many thanks to Susannah for all her loyal and wonderful work with the flowers on the altar. </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9613;left:199">8 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8549;left:45">The Net Tender - </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8560;left:281">October 2007</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8594;left:49">St. Andrew &amp; St. John Episcopal Church </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8624;left:45">315 Main Street ● P.O. Box 767 ● Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8639;left:45">Phone 207-244-3229 Fax 207-244-3256 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8655;left:45">E-mail: <b><a href="mailto:saints315@verizon.net" target="_blank">saints315@verizon.net</a> </b>/ website: <b><a href="http://www.saintsmdi.org" target="_blank">www.saintsmdi.org</a></b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9174;left:166"><b>INSIDE: </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9195;left:95">Anniversaries/Birthdays</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9195;left:278">6 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9212;left:95">Come Home for Supper</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9212;left:278">4</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9229;left:95">Financial Update</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9229;left:278">3 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9247;left:95">Fuel Oil </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9247;left:278">3</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9264;left:95">Labyrinth Rock</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9264;left:278">7 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9281;left:95">Pre-Convention Hearing</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9281;left:278">4 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9298;left:95">Rector’s Reflection</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9298;left:265">1-2 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9316;left:95">Safe Church Training </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9316;left:278">2</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9333;left:95">Sr. Warden’s Notes</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9333;left:278">5 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9350;left:95">Sunday School </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9350;left:278">6</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9367;left:95">Taize </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9367;left:278">5 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9385;left:95">Thanks from Ian Bockus</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9385;left:278">3 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9402;left:95">United Thank Offering</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9402;left:278">6 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9419;left:95">Vestry Nominating Comm.  4 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9436;left:95">Worship Schedule</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9436;left:278">5 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9495;left:140"><b>Office Hours: </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9516;left:84">Monday · Tuesday · Thursday </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9536;left:117">8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8726;left:45"><b>Rector </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8744;left:45">The Rev. Richard Tardiff </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8765;left:45">244-4037</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8782;left:45"><b>Organist </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8801;left:45">William Voorhies </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8822;left:45"><b>Parish Administrator </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8840;left:45">Michele Daley  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8861;left:45"><b>Editors </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8880;left:45">Mimi &amp; Frank Barnes </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9232;left:355">On Sunday, October 7, our Eucharist Service will be </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9252;left:355">dedicated to the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi.  Francis </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9273;left:355">was a man from a privileged background who heard </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9294;left:355">and took the life and teachings of Jesus to heart.  He </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9314;left:355">devoted his life to service, to prayer, and to living sim-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9335;left:355">ple, humble life.  He renounced material wealth, and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9356;left:355">founded the religious order that bears his name.  He is </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9377;left:355">known to us as the patron saint of animals and ecology.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9418;left:355">In our celebration of the life of  St. Francis, we will of-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9439;left:355">fer blessings for the creatures who bring so much joy to </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9459;left:355">our lives. Well-behaved or kenneled animals of all sorts </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9480;left:355">and their human escorts, are warmly invited to our first  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9501;left:355">Blessing of the Animals. Our service will include a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9521;left:355">time to give thanks for companion animals, as well as </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9542;left:355">other animals upon whom we are dependent.   Special </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9563;left:355">pet treats will be available for critters.  Others will have </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9584;left:355">to make do with ice cream!</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9164;left:355"><b>FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS AND THE </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9191;left:355"><b>BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS </b></div>
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